Today's the SECOND DAY of attachment! So far it's been great, my preceptors and fellow colleagues are nice. It was truly an eye-opener into the elderly world.

Of course there are still lots of getting-used-tos... Like familiarizing with the plethora of abbreviations used.

I was reading through the patients' (endless) records, one big stack of documents for just one patient. Every minute detail has to be accounted for!

Well, I came across this diagnosis which left me -> *???!!!*

Diagnosis: IT # S/P DHS, ARU - Now on IMC, dehydration, ? Sepsis - D TX on rocephine.

Exact words/letters written.

+ Diseases I've never known existed such as Meliodosis, Guillain Barre Syndrome?! ... Sooo... Lots of homework to do now.

St. Luke's Hospital is a community hospital where things can get really wols... Most of the patients in my ward are in their 70s and 80s. Reason for admission is mainly for rehabilitation.

Since things are wols, we have more time to interact with the patients and inevitably there are already some connectedness/bonds formed. Cos I know I'll miss them when I leave next Friday.

One thing, I don't know why I kept having homesickness while in the hospital for these 2 days... Or sometimes even when I'm away from home in other parts of Singapore. Haha unfathomable...

Oh, one of our classmates fainted this morning during a wound dressing. Was it the sight or the smell or due to low blood sugar? Not sure. A mass(ive) sms was sent to all of us to remind us to have breakfast hahaha. Will have a chance to witness a wound dressing tmr. Yay.

Everyday is unpredictable and that makes it fun. It's a tragedy that a lot of nurses are foreigners. I was the only Sgrean nurse out of 6 in my ward today. It provokes me a little but I don't know what to say about this...

Anyway...

In any way...

Where I can revamp something in the hospital... I WOULD PLAY "GREEN DAY" SONGS WHOLE DAY LONG in my ward. HAHAHA. Or at least some Christian songs.. Or the very least some soothing classical songs.... I MEAN... There should be something else in the air other than micro-organisms?!?!

Wahaha...

Must copyright my fabulous idea. Lol...